A day of Brexit chaos

Anushka Asthana joins her colleagues in Westminster on a chaotic and extraordinary day in British politics as Theresa May attempted to build support for her Brexit deal while members of her cabinet resigned in protest. Plus: in an exclusive extract from her autobiography, Michelle Obama reveals how she met her husband, Barack

Theresa Maylost two of her Brexiter cabinet ministers in a frenzied morning at Westminster. Dominic Raab, the Brexit secretary, and Esther McVey, the work and pensions secretary, resigned in protest at the prime minister’s Brexit deal.

Anushka Asthana headed straight to Westminster for one of the most chaotic days in British politics in years. The Guardian’s Dan Sabbagh explains how the hard Brexiters are gathering letters of no confidence in a bid to remove May, while the Labour party stands ready to take power if the government collapses and a general election is required.

Meanwhile, in Brussels, Daniel Boffey reports on the other side of the deal where from the EU’s perspective there is relative calm and some bafflement at the UK’s chaotic response.

We also feature anexclusive extract from Becoming, a new memoir from Michelle Obama, in which the former US first lady reveals how she first met a young lawyer named Barack.